Cigar lighter



Jan. 22,

1,481,383 J. NELSON CIGAR LIGHTER Filed Nov. 11, 1922 WITNESSESi/Vl/[A/TOR Mimig d g $1 M Patented Jan. 22, 1 924.

UNITED STATES JOHN NELSON, OF WINTER PARK, FLORIDA.

CIGAI LIGHTER.

Application filed November 11, 1922. Serial To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN NELSON, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Winter Park, in the county of Orange and State of Florida,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar Lighters, vofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cigar lighters and has for its object thprovision of an ornamental lighter which is adapted for attachment tosome part of an automobile or other vehicle Where convenient to thedriver or operator or a car whereby he may light a cigar or cigarettewithout the necessity of stopping the vehicle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cigar lighter which isoperated by means of an electric current and which is of such a designthat it will not detract from or disfigure the part of the automobile towhich it is applied.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent during the course ofthe following description.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanyingdrawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a wheel showing thereto.

Figure 2 is plan view of a steering my cigar lighter applied a sectionalview of my lighter. Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a steeringwheel of an automobile. To a bar 2 of the web of the steering wheel isclamped the body 3 of the cigar lighter. The cigar lighter is designedto represent the head of a girl with the lips l spaced apart whereby theend of the cigar shown in dotted lines,

is adapted to be inserted between the lips. 4o The head is formed ofhard clay and pro vided with a conical pro ection 6 located in a cavitbelow the lips with the smaller and of the projection extended to apoint below the lips.

An electric wire. T having one end connected with the battery 8 iscoiled around theconical project-ion 6 with the coils forming a heatingelement 7 with the coils forming said element located closer togetherat. the 60 apex of the 'irojet-t ion so that when the cigar 5 is placedbetween the lips 4- the end will engage the coils of lesser diameter atthe apex of the projectionll, The wire is conelement, said leverprovided tinned through the head 3 and connected with a spring contactmember 9. The outer end of the member 9 projects beyond the head and isprovided with a finger piece 10 and a contact point 11. A second contactpoint 12 which is grounded is adapted to be engaged by the contact 11when the outer project-in end of the resilient lever 9 is depresseCurrent will fiow through the wire and due to the resistance of the wire7", which is coiled around the conical projection 6, will produce heatsufficiently to light the end of the cigar when placed against thatportion of the wire which is located at the apex of the projection 6. Arelease of the finger piece 10 will break the circuit.

A U-shaped clamping member. 13 (shown in section only in Figure 2) whichis rigidly connected with the head 3 embraces the bar 2 for clamping thehead to the "steering wheel. The finger piece 10 at the end of the lever9 is insulated to prevent the driver of the car from receiving a shock.The heating element is adapted to be raised to incandescence by theaction of the current of electricity passing through it whereby the endof the cigar pressed against the heating element will be ignited.

What I claim is:

A cigar lighter comprising a base member in the shape of a face havinglips spaced apart sufficiently to receive the end of a cigar. a cavityin the member below the lips, a cone-shaped member mounted in the cavitywith the apex of the cone adjacent the space between the lips, a heatingelement in the form of a resistance wire coiled about the cone connectedwith a source of electric current, the apex of the cone being located inwardly of and in protected relation with the lips, a resilient leverrigidly mounted in the base member and connected with the heating at itsouter end with a contact member and an insulated finger piece, saidlever forming a conductor between the contact and the heating element,and a grounded contact adjacent to the contact on the lever and adaptedto be engaged by said first mentioned contact when the lever isdepressed for closing the circuit and causing incandescence of theheating element on the conical member.

JOHN NELSON.

